Sr. Analyst, Acquisitions

Selby Jennings; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is seeking a Senior Analyst to join its Acquisitions team in New York. The role provides exposure to underwriting, due diligence, financing, and portfolio management across commercial and residential real estate.

The candidate will develop cash flow models, prepare investment memos for committees, and support transactions through underwriting and execution, with a focus on ownership and disciplined analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, real estate, economics, or related field.
• Strong real estate underwriting and financial modeling experience.
• Experience preparing investment recommendations for committees.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite real estate investments across commercial and residential types using Excel and Argus.
• Build and modify cash flow and DCF models evaluating returns under various assumptions.
• Conduct property, market, and financial analysis to support decisions.
• Coordinate due diligence including environmental, leases, and third-party reports.
• Prepare investment memoranda and presentations for Investment Committee.
• Support transactions through acquisitions, financing, and dispositions.
• Monitor performance of investments and assist with portfolio modeling.

Skills

Excel

Argus

Financial modeling

Underwriting

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/real estate/economics

Tools

Excel

Argus

Job description

A leading institutional real estate investment manager is seeking a Senior Analyst to join its Acquisitions team. The role will provide broad exposure to the investment process, including underwriting, due diligence, investment committee materials, financing, dispositions, and select portfolio and asset management initiatives.

Responsibilities

A leading institutional real estate investment manager is seeking a Senior Analyst to join its Acquisitions team. The role will provide broad exposure to the investment process, including underwriting, due diligence, investment committee materials, financing, dispositions, and select portfolio and asset management initiatives.

• Underwrite potential real estate investments across commercial and residential property types using Excel and Argus
• Build and modify detailed cash flow and DCF models, evaluating potential returns across a range of operating and market assumptions
• Conduct property, market, comparable, and financial analysis to support investment decisions and develop views around pricing and return parameters
• Coordinate transaction due diligence, including review of environmental and engineering reports, leases, historical financials, title, survey, and other third-party materials
• Prepare written investment memoranda and presentations for Investment Committee and senior investment professionals
• Support transaction execution through acquisitions, financing, and dispositions
• Monitor the performance of existing investments and assist with portfolio-level modeling and analysis
• Partner with asset management, portfolio management, and research teams on select initiatives and special projects

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's degree, ideally with a concentration in finance, real estate, economics, or a related field
• Approximately 2+ years of post-graduate experience in real estate acquisitions, investment banking, private equity, investment management, or a related investing role
• Strong real estate underwriting and financial modeling experience
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and Argus
• Experience evaluating commercial and/or residential real estate investments; development underwriting experience is a plus
• Experience preparing written investment recommendations and presenting investment opportunities internally
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and written communication skills
• Ability to develop independent views around underwriting assumptions, valuation, pricing, and investment returns
• Comfortable working across multiple transactions and priorities in a fast-paced investment environment
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to operate with a high degree of ownership